Leonard's answer shows that he now trusts Tang Tian more, and his relatives come to see him, and there is no need for ordinary teammates to really say it.

Tang Tian nodded after listening.

It turned out to be him.

Leonard didn't know much about his previous life, but Leonard's departure from the Spurs seemed to have a lot to do with his uncle, and there was a lot of trouble at that time.

But this kind of thing has nothing to do with him, and when his curiosity is satisfied, he doesn't ask much.

Winning the Heat means a lot to the Spurs, and the morale of the whole team is huge.

Over the next week, they faced off against the Pacers, Pistons, Wizards and Rockets.

They have won all four of their games, and after a 2-3 losing streak of five away games, they have ushered in a five-game winning streak at home.

The record has also increased from 6 wins and 3 wins to 11 wins and 3 losses, and it has suddenly reached the top position in the West.

After Tang Tian got the skill of catching the ball and making a three-point shot, his performance was more eye-catching than at the beginning of the game.

He averaged 15+ points per game during the four-game winning streak, becoming the most trusted scoring point on the team's bench.

Not only Tang Tian, the Spurs have averaged more than 105+ points per game in these four games, and their state is quite hot.

Sweet moments at home are always limited, though, and after the game against the Pacers, the team boarded a plane to Dallas.

There they will face the defending champions.

The Mavericks had one of the greatest seasons in NBA history last season under Nowitzki.

Like Kangda, who won the championship in April, they picked out the Lakers, Thunder, and Heat all the favorites to win the championship without being favored by everyone, and finally won the championship.

Because of the consecutive championships of Kangda and the Mavericks, the past year has also been called the "Year of Basketball Miracles" by many fans.

And the outcome of the two teams after winning the championship is also very similar.

After Kangda won the championship, Walker and Tang Tian, who were the core, both ran for election one after another, and the Mavericks also sent away or let go of the champions one after another because of the aging problem.

Of the winning squad, only Nowitzki, Terry, Kidd and Marion remained.

The rest of the team, including Barria, Tyson Chandler, Peja and Stevenson, have left the team.

So far, the Mavericks have a record of only 7 wins and 6 losses, ranking seventh in the West.

Although the opening record does not tell the whole story, whether it is the performance on the field or the statistics off the field, it shows that the strength of the defending champions has dropped a lot.

This game is also for the Spurs to win.

Not only because a win against an opponent would result in a season-longest six-game winning streak, but also because the two teams are in the same region and state.

In the Texas Civil War, victory or defeat has always been very important.

San Antonio and Dallas are in the same state of Texas, only about 400 kilometers apart, and the plane is only half an hour, less than an hour.

Chatting, playing Texas Hold'em, time flies.

Tang Tian and Green sat together, and the two of them chatted about some interesting things in life.

It didn't take long for the plane to enter the territory of Dallas.

Parker got up at this time and said a few words to Leonard, then walked up to Tang Tian, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Don, it's best not to leave the hotel before or after the game."

Because they have back-to-back games against the 76ers, they will stay in Dallas for one night after tonight's game and then fly to Philadelphia early the next morning.

"What?" Tang Tian looked at Parker suspiciously, not knowing what this sudden words meant.

"Just listen to me." After Parker finished speaking, he turned back to Joseph.

"What do you mean by Tony?" Tang Tian saw that Parker didn't answer him, and turned his head to ask Green beside him.

"Dallas...... There are more whites here, and they are more hostile to people other than whites. Green whispered.

Hostile?

Although Green said it more tactfully, Tang Tian still understood the meaning of his words.

Is it racist?

It took Americans more than a hundred years to give blacks the same status as whites.

But in fact, the hostility between the two races has never been eliminated, but because of the existence of the law, they dare not say it.

As soon as Green said this, Tang Tian suddenly understood a lot of things.

The Mavericks have a willing and expensive owner, Mark Cuban, and Dallas is part of Texas, one of the few places in the U.S. that is exempt from state taxes.

But they have not been able to recruit big-name stars, and last year's championship team was also Nowitzki's single core.

And even if you look at the history of the Mavericks, basically the stars are all white, and there are basically no black players.

It seems that Green is right, and the city really isn't your average hostility towards non-whites.

Tang Tian nodded to indicate that he understood, he was not the kind of master who liked to go out and wander around.

The game between the Spurs and the Mavericks is just around the corner, and the local media is also hot, after all, this is the favorite civil war game of Texans.

Although the Mavericks' strength has declined this season, the enthusiasm of the Dallas people is still quite high.

In straightforward words, it doesn't matter whether other games are won or not, the civil war must be won, it doesn't matter if the other games are lost or not, the civil war must not be lost!

Not only is the local media promoting the game full of gimmicks, but this game, on the other side of the ocean, the domestic media has also built up a lot of momentum.

In addition to the Texas Civil War, this is also a derby for Chinese players!

Tang Tian plays for the Spurs, while Yi Jianlian plays for the Mavericks.

In the past shutdown offseason, NBA players who signed with domestic CBA teams were forced to stay on because they did not have a jump option, such as Smith, Wilson Chandler and others.

But Yi Jianlian is a special case because he is Chinese, and he has a jump option.

It's just that because of his own strength and injury problems, he didn't seek a satisfactory contract after the end of his rookie contract.

He ended up only agreeing a base-salary contract with the Mavericks.

And judging by the previous games, he didn't make it into the Mavericks' regular rotation.

The average playing time is less than 10 minutes per game, and all technical statistics are also career lows.

But in this way, the opportunity is more worth cherishing.

Because if this momentum continues, Yi Jianlian is likely to fade out of the league after the end of this season, and if he wants to have another derby when the time comes, he doesn't know that he will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

Thanks to the fact that the Spurs and Mavericks are in the same division, they will meet four times this season, and each time they will have to be well advertised.

The Dallas American Airline Center Arena was full that night.

Completely different from the Spurs' home court, the Mavericks just won the championship last season, and with low stadium tickets, the team's attendance has been high.

This is another civil war, and there are even many fans standing in the aisles.

During the pre-game warm-up training, Tang Tian went over to say hello to Yi Jianlian, who didn't seem to be in a very high mood.

The two didn't know each other before, so they simply exchanged a few words, even if they had met face-to-face.

The pre-match warm-up was over, followed by the opening ceremony.

The lights were dimmed, and the cheers of the scene were overwhelming.

The people of Dallas are very enthusiastic, and the basketball atmosphere here is really rare in the league.

Mark Cuban stood in the front row of the audience in a blue jersey, cheering along with the fans next to him as the presenter introduced him.

If you don't know him, it's really hard to recognize him as the owner of this team.

This is the only owner in the league who loves basketball to the point of obsession.

It is said that he would go to the arena three hours before each game to practice three-point shooting, and he would yell like a crazy die-hard fan during the game.

Of course, it's not just that, the Mavericks' cheap game tickets, the league's most luxurious locker room, etc., all of which speak to his passion.

If it weren't for Green's previously mentioned hostility issue, with more black stars coming to the city, the Mavericks' journey to the championship wouldn't have been so difficult.

After the opening ceremony, the starters of both teams appeared one after another.

The Spurs are back in the starting line-up for the regular season, with Parker Gagreen on the outside, Jefferson and Duncan on the front, and Blair coming off the bench.

On the Mavericks' side, Kidd and Carter on the outside, the original Nets trident, came to the Mavericks in the late stage of his career and partnered to start.

Marion and Nowitzki up front, and Brandon Haywood in the center.

From the Mavericks' starting lineup, you can see why Cuban broke up the championship lineup in the summer, leaving so many veterans, and leaving a bunch of veterans.

All five starters are 30+ years old, and the average age of the entire team is higher than that of the Spurs.

Duncan and Haywood's jump ball, Duncan used his reach to bring the ball back to half court, giving the Spurs the opportunity to take the lead.

Parker's AI hammer play to the frontcourt, Green got a chance in the bottom corner, received a pass from Jefferson and hit a three-pointer.

After a wave of consecutive wins at home, Green's touch has finally been regained.

Kidd dribbled to the frontcourt, and the Mavericks also played tactical coordination.

Mavericks head coach Carlisle is a lot like Popovich in that they are both tactical coaches.

Both teams play tactics and are older, resulting in a slow tempo on the pitch.

But that's not a problem for Dallas fans at all, who are already cheering on the home team with the help of the DJ.

In the midst of the cheering, Carter Sr. burst into the basket and caused Blair's pull foul and got two free throws.

With both free throws, the Mavericks were not to be outdone.

In the first half of the first quarter, the scores of the two teams were deadlocked.

The change happens after the first rotation.

The Spurs have Donty, Leonard and Split on their side, and the Mavericks have Terry, Boubois, Odom and Marcinmy on their side.

The Spurs are still playing well, but the Mavericks are basically playing around Terry.

Terry's hand was not good tonight, and after Tang Tian went all out to mark the defense, the Mavericks' offense became very constipated.

This became even more evident when both sides were all on the bench.

By halftime, the Spurs had a 15-point lead over the Mavericks at 45-30.

In the second half, the situation did not change, but became more pronounced, and even Nowitzki and Marion began to hit the iron in quick succession.

After the third quarter, the Mavericks trailed by 25 points, and the momentum was gone.

The Spurs are in excellent winning streak, the Mavericks are in poor form, and this Texas Civil War is a high-profile but completely one-sided.

By the time the game reached more than 4 minutes in the fourth quarter and the difference reached 30 points, the two sides had already begun to send players at the end of the bench to exercise.

Nearly a third of the crowd left, and even the hardcore fans didn't want to see the home team slaughtered, or the civil war they took very seriously.

Cuban's blue jersey didn't bring the Mavericks as much luck as last season.

But at this time, the domestic fans became excited.

At this time, the lineup on the court, on the Spurs' side, is Joseph, Neil, James Anderson, Malcolm Thomas and Split.

On the Mavericks' side are Boubois, Dominic Jones, Sean Williams, Brian Cardinal and Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian was finally replaced in garbage time!

On the first offense, Yi Jianlian took the initiative to cover for Boubois, the quality of the cover was not bad, and Boubois misplaced Split scored a layup.

Coming back to Neil's outside three-point miss, Yi Jianlian stuck Split to collect the defensive rebound.

One offense and one defense, it can be seen that his personal competitive state is not bad.

The Mavericks' offense, Yi Jianlian continued to block and dismantle, and Jones, who broke through this time, chose to pass the ball back.

Yi Jianlian received the ball at a step inside the three-point line, an open opportunity, but he shot a little slowly, and after being interfered with by Split, he failed to hit the long two points.

The Spurs hit the counter-attack, and Joseph assisted Anderson for a fast-break score.

Both teams played at a fast pace, and the 8 minutes of garbage time ended quickly.

Yi Jianlian didn't receive a pass from his teammates after he couldn't make a mid-range shot, and then he relied on himself to rush to the front court to rebound and shoot a foul, making one of two free throws.

The final stats board, 2 shots and 0 shots, 1 point, 2 rebounds and 1 foul.

Tang Tian watched the whole game on the sidelines, Yi Jianlian's state was actually good, but his playing style was really limited.

His style of play is the kind of core type of play, giving him the ball to have a certain performance, but the performance is limited, and without the ball, his performance is very problematic.

And this kind of garbage time is busy with data, you didn't grasp a vacant opportunity, and as an inside line, you don't even have a few chance to touch the ball.

At the end of the game, the players of both sides were ready to leave the field after the final handshake.

In the Chinese derby, Zhang Weiping also came to the scene, and after the game, he pulled Tang Tian and Yi Jianlian for a short interview.

It was nothing more than some polite questions, and Tang Tian's answer was quite official.

Yi Jianlian was in a bad mood, and the content of his answer was basically limited to short words such as "um, yes, yes".

After the interview, the two of them were ready to go to their respective locker rooms after greeting each other.

"Chinese! Rubbish! Scoundrel! At this moment, there were fans on the sidelines who had not left the stadium, shouting at Yi Jianlian in the stadium.

On the night of the massacre, the fans were in a bad mood, and at this time, they vented all this negative emotion on Yi Jianlian, who is a yellow race.

Tang Tian stopped when he heard this, he finally understood how serious the hostility Green was talking about, this was really even his own people scolding!

Yi Jianlian glanced at the fan, lowered his head and continued to walk forward as if he hadn't heard, it seemed that this was not the first time he had encountered this kind of thing.

Tang Tian walked over at this time and grabbed the ball placed on the technical table, grabbed it in his hand with one hand, and then shouted at the fan.

"Why don't you want to say it again!"

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